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France's Stolen Children

Katie Razzall travelled from France to Reunion with two women searching for the families they lost more than 50 years ago. Part of BBC News's 2018 Highlights season.

More than 2,000 children were taken to France from the Indian Ocean island of Reunion between the 1960s and early 1980s, as part of a French government plan to repopulate rural areas. Promised a better life and an education, many suffered sexual and physical abuse. Some, now middle-aged, are seeking an apology and compensation from the French state.

Katie Razzall travelled from France to Reunion with two women searching for the families they lost more than 50 years ago. Part of BBC News's 2018 Highlights season.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Dec 201821:30GMT

Credit

RoleContributor
ReporterKatie Razzall

Broadcasts

  • Sat 3 Feb 201804:30GMT
  • Sat 3 Feb 201821:30GMT
  • Sun 4 Feb 201803:30GMT
  • Sun 4 Feb 201821:30GMT
  • Wed 7 Feb 201803:30GMT
  • Sat 22 Dec 201801:30GMT
  • Sat 22 Dec 201821:30GMT